End of Day Report – Monday 20 October: ASX 200 up 37 points | Banks charge, gold miners lacklustre
The ASX 200 rallied 37 points after a weaker start to 9032 (0.4%) as banks broke on through. With CBA up 2.6% and NAB rising 1.4% and the Big Bank Basket up to $292.49 (+1.9%). Insurers bounced back f...
20 Okt 202512min
Pre-Market Report – Monday 20 October: US markets steady, SPI down 7 | Gold eases
Wall St higher overnight as Trump comments on China placated trade fears and regional banks bounced. S&P 500 and Nasdaq up 0.5% on average volume. Both closing near the high. Dow up 238 points. VIX vo...
19 Okt 202513min
End of Day Report – Friday 17 October: ASX 200 drops 73 | Gold in focus, insurers hurt badly
ASX 200 fell back to earth, dropping 73 points to 8995 (0.8%). Hot air is escaping from hot sectors today. Banks slid a little with the Big Bank Basket down to $286.96 (-0.2%). ANZ down 0.5% and MQG f...
17 Okt 202516min
Pre-Market Report – Friday 17 October: US markets sell off on credit issues | VIX up to 25
Stocks closed lower on Thursday, giving up earlier gains, led by declines in bank stocks on worries about bad loans. Traders also juggled persistent trade tensions and an ongoing U.S. government shutd...
16 Okt 202511min
End of Day Report – Thursday 16 October: ASX 200 hits a new record | Gold shines, rare earths stagger
The ASX 200 hit record highs today, closing at 9068 up 78 points (0.9%) in a very strong session. Today, it was banks and industrials doing much of the heavy lifting — along with a solid contribution ...
16 Okt 202516min
Pre-Market Report – Thursday 16 October: US markets up slightly | Gold at records
Continued good news from Wall Street bank earnings in overnight trade. The SP500 closed up +0.40% and the Nasdaq +0.66%. The VIX moderated down -0.82%. Morgan Stanley (+4.7%) and Bank of America (+4.4...
15 Okt 202515min
End of Day Report – Wednesday 15 October: ASX 200 soars 92 points | Banks and miners fly
The ASX 200 soared 92 points to 8991(1.0%), closing on highs, as bank and resources fired together. The Big Bank Basket back up to $285.59 (+1.5%) with CBA signing up Comyn for another three years and...
15 Okt 202516min
Pre-Market Report – Wednesday 15 October: US markets mixed and volatile | Gold pushes higher
US stocks were mixed in overnight trade. Both the Nasdaq (-0.76%) and SP500 (-0.16%) declined. That result was better than the initial opening move, which suggested that bigger declines were likely. A...
14 Okt 202514min
